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Xero Purchase Order XML

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We recommend that the ExternalId field be populated by the unique ID of the purchase orders from the source system, Zynk uses this field to track purchase orders already imported to prevent duplicates being created in Xero.  

Any Xero fields not documented below are not supported with our imports. Examples of where in the XML the fields should appear are shown in the samples below.

Sample import file for creating or updating a purchase order:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ArrayOfPurchaseOrder>
  <XeroPurchaseOrder>
    <Id>e9228aac-745b-4d05-b121-31c98b6593fc</Id>
    <ExternalId>79142</ExternalId>
    <Number>PO-0003</Number>
    <Contact>
      <Id>20435ce7-50b7-4a86-926a-8248778e1dcb</Id>
      <ContactNumber>CON001</ContactNumber>
    </Contact>
    <Status>Submitted</Status>
    <LineAmountTypes>Exclusive</LineAmountTypes>
    <Date>2015-04-29T00:00:00</Date>
    <DeliveryDate>2015-05-31T00:00:00</DeliveryDate>
    <CurrencyCode>GBP</CurrencyCode>
    <DeliveryAddress>Newcastle Enterprise Centres
6 Charlotte Square
Newcastle upon Tyne
Tyne and Wear
NE1 4XF
United Kingdom</DeliveryAddress>
    <AttentionTo>Bob</AttentionTo>
    <Telephone>0191 820 1484</Telephone>
    <DeliveryInstructions>Leave by the gate</DeliveryInstructions>
    <CurrencyRate>1.000000</CurrencyRate>
    <Reference>Test Purchase Order</Reference>
    <LineItems>
      <LineItem>
        <LineItemId>89575076-c07d-465c-bb9d-69a0b4d43384</LineItemId>
        <Description>Whiteboard - Drywipe (900 x 1200)</Description>
        <Quantity>1.0000</Quantity>
        <UnitAmount>20.0000</UnitAmount>
        <AccountCode>4000</AccountCode>
        <ItemCode>BOARD001</ItemCode>
        <TaxType>NONE</TaxType>
        <TaxAmount>0.00</TaxAmount>
        <LineAmount>20.00</LineAmount>
        <DiscountRate>0</DiscountRate>
        <Tracking />
      </LineItem>
    </LineItems>
  </XeroPurchaseOrder>
</ArrayOfPurchaseOrder>

In each of the following sections most of the XML has been omitted to make the samples easier to read. The whole structure of the XML schema is used below as a reference of where fields should be in the object model.

Matching Purchase Orders

Any of the following fields can be used to match the purchase orders provided in the XML to existing purchase orders in Xero. If you intend to update existing purchase orders, at least one of these fields should be provided.

Xero Field XML Field  Example  Field Type  Field Length  Input  Notes
Purchase Order ID Id e9228aac-745b-4d05-b121-31c98b6593fc guid - Optional
- ExternalId 79142 string 255 Optional Zynk stores a mapping between Xero's purchase order ID and the ExternalId, and will use this to look up the purchase order ID.
Order Number Number PO-0003 string 255 Optional If this field is not provided, and no matching invoice is found based on the Id or ExternalId, a new invoice will be created and Xero will auto-generate the purchase order number based on your settings. 
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ArrayOfPurchaseOrder>
  <XeroPurchaseOrder>
    <Id>e9228aac-745b-4d05-b121-31c98b6593fc</Id>
    <ExternalId>79142</ExternalId>
    <Number>PO-0003</Number>
  </XeroPurchaseOrder>
</ArrayOfPurchaseOrder>

Purchase Order Header

The following fields can be set on the purchase order header.

Xero Field XML Field  Example  Field Type  Field Length  Input  Notes
Contact Contact/Id 20435ce7-50b7-4a86-926a-8248778e1dcb guid - Dependant Used to find the contact. Required if the contact number is not provided.
Contact Contact/ContactNumber CON001 string 50 Dependant Used to find the contact. Required if the contact ID is not provided.
Date Date 2015-04-29T00:00:00 date/time - Optional The date should be provided in XSD format. If the Date is not provided, it will default to the current date based on the timezone setting of the organisation.
Delivery Date DeliveryDate 2015-05-31T00:00:00 date/time - Optional The date should be provided in XSD format.
Order number Number INV-0001 string 255 Optional If this field is not provided, and no matching purchase order is found based on the Id or ExternalId, a new purchase order will be created and Xero will auto-generate the order number based on your settings.
Reference Reference Test Invoice string 255 Optional
Theme BrandingThemeID b99ac1d4-f527-42e5-8ec3-5a2f5b26c03e guid - Optional
Currency CurrencyCode GBP string 3 Optional Use the three-letter ISO currency code.
Exchange Rate CurrencyRate 1.000000 decimal - Optional Used to control the exchange rate. Maximum 6 decimal places. Will default to the current exchange rate if not provided.
Amounts Are LineAmountTypes Exclusive enum - Optional Possible values are: Exclusive, Inclusive, NoTax. Defaults to Exclusive if not specified.
Status Status Submitted enum - Optional Possible values are: Draft, Submitted, Authorised, Deleted. Will default to Draft is not specified. The statuses that are valid to use depend on the current status of the invoice, see Xero's documentation for more information. 
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ArrayOfPurchaseOrder>
  <XeroPurchaseOrder>
    <Contact>
      <Id>20435ce7-50b7-4a86-926a-8248778e1dcb</Id>
      <ContactNumber>CON001</ContactNumber>
    </Contact>
    <Date>2015-04-29T00:00:00</Date>
    <DeliveryDate>2015-05-31T00:00:00</DeliveryDate>
    <Number>PO-0003</Number>
    <Reference>Test Purchase Order</Reference>
    <BrandingThemeID>b99ac1d4-f527-42e5-8ec3-5a2f5b26c03e</BrandingThemeID>
    <CurrencyCode>GBP</CurrencyCode>
    <CurrencyRate>1.000000</CurrencyRate>
    <LineAmountTypes>Exclusive</LineAmountTypes>
    <Status>Submitted</Status>
  </XeroPurchaseOrder>
</ArrayOfPurchaseOrder>

Purchase Order Items

At least one item line is required to create a purchase order. The following fields can be set on the purchase order items.

Xero Field XML Field  Example  Field Type  Field Length  Input  Notes
- LineItemId 89575076-c07d-465c-bb9d-69a0b4d43384 guid - Optional The Xero generated identifier for a LineItem. If LineItemIDs are not included with line items when updating an existing purchase order, the line items are deleted and recreated.
Item ItemCode BOARD001 string 30 Optional Used to find a matching item in Xero.
Description Description Whiteboard - Drywipe (900 x 1200) string 4000 Dependant A description is required to create an approved purchase order.
Qty Quantity 1.0000 decimal - Optional
Unit Price UnitAmount 20.0000 decimal - Optional
Disc % DiscountRate 10 decimal - Optional
Account AccountCode 4000 string 10 Optional
Tax Rate TaxType NONE string - Optional Will default to the tax rate of the selected account if not specified. See Xero's documentation for a list of valid tax types.
Disc % DiscountAmount 0 decimal - Optional Directly set the discount amount rather than using a percentage (DiscountRate). 
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ArrayOfPurchaseOrder>
  <XeroPurchaseOrder>
    <LineItems>
      <LineItem>
        <LineItemId>89575076-c07d-465c-bb9d-69a0b4d43384</LineItemId>
        <Description>Whiteboard - Drywipe (900 x 1200)</Description>
        <Quantity>1.0000</Quantity>
        <UnitAmount>20.0000</UnitAmount>
        <AccountCode>4000</AccountCode>
        <ItemCode>BOARD001</ItemCode>
        <TaxType>NONE</TaxType>
        <TaxAmount>0.00</TaxAmount>
        <LineAmount>20.00</LineAmount>
        <DiscountRate>0</DiscountRate>
        <DiscountAmount>0</DiscountAmount>
        <Tracking />
      </LineItem>
    </LineItems>
  </XeroPurchaseOrder>
</ArrayOfPurchaseOrder>

The following fields can be set on the purchase order footer.

Xero Field XML Field  Example  Field Type  Field Length  Input  Notes
Delivery Address DeliveryAddress Newcastle Enterprise Centres 6 Charlotte Square Newcastle upon Tyne Tyne and Wear NE1 4XF United Kingdom string 500 Optional
Attention AttentionTo Bob string 50 Optional
Telephone Telephone 0191 820 1484 string 50 Optional
Delivery Instructions DeliveryInstructions Leave by the gate string 500 Optional 
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ArrayOfPurchaseOrder>
  <XeroPurchaseOrder>
    <DeliveryAddress>Newcastle Enterprise Centres
6 Charlotte Square
Newcastle upon Tyne
Tyne and Wear
NE1 4XF
United Kingdom</DeliveryAddress>
    <AttentionTo>Bob</AttentionTo>
    <Telephone>0191 820 1484</Telephone>
    <DeliveryInstructions>Leave by the gate</DeliveryInstructions>
  </XeroPurchaseOrder>
</ArrayOfPurchaseOrder>